Re:How a car works (2012)
by higherpurpose on Friday July 17, 2015 @07:28AM
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Maybe do a "How an electric car works" site/page in the future. I imagine it would have quite a bit less content, though.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Basically it is just this connected to a drive shaft. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/mothow.h...
Re:How a car works (2012)
by bcohen5055 on Friday July 17, 2015 @01:21PM
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Although yes "connected to the drive shaft" in a sense is how it works but there can be some great discussions of 3 phase motor design, torque demand motor control systems, power electronics, regenerative breaking... The list goes on and on
I've heard stories of almost-new Priuses being sold for a pittance or given away because the battery went - batteries are expensive to replace, but they're not quite as scary as some people think. They can be replaced with generics for $2000 and installed at home, and an article about how to do that would be an awesome idea.